Browns will start McCown against Jets

And Fitzpatrick was a woeful 3-for-14 for 30 yards, making you wonder if this finally was the end for the 33-year-old quarterback.

“Seeing Josh at practice gave a jolt of energy to everybody because he’s a guy you love to have on your team”, two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden said. I take this one squarely on me. “We needed an attitude check”.

Regardless of what will happen in the future, the team’s goal is obviously getting their first win on the books.

Offensively, the Browns are averaging 18.6 points and 348.6 total yards (228.0 in passing and 120.6 in rushing) per game. The Jets defense shut out the Cleveland offense in the second half until a garbage time touchdown. They haven’t won since December 13.

While the Jets quarterback situation has been terrible this season, it hasn’t been as bad as the Browns. “You get a taste of winning and you don’t want to lose it”. We have to do that. Marshall though, had zero catches in the first half. That is a problem. It was one of those plays where I wanted to get into the end zone no matter what. “We just had to get in their face and start playing”.

The Browns will start quarterback Josh McCown for the first time since he suffered a broken collarbone in September, coach Hue Jackson announced Friday. The Browns quarterback led the team to an early 20-2 lead in the first quarter of Week 2, but was clearly less effective after suffering the injury.

But in the second half, he fizzled, just like the rest of the team, completing only 9-of-22 attempts for 113 yards, with one touchdown and two picks for a 34.8 rating. The Jets finished the game with 393 yards. “That is how we played in the first half”. I say we, but I didn’t.

“It’s 0-8, you know?”

Where do you see their first win?

NOTES: The 1986 Browns team that infamously lost to the Broncos in the AFC Championship game (John Elway-led 98-yard drive) was honored. Missed tackles? That is not better adjustments.

As far as a quarterback change was concerned, Bowles said: “There wasn’t even a question about it”.

It was the fourth game decided by six points or less and the sixth time the Browns have either led or been tied in the final 30 minutes of play. We’ve got to do the same. Ryan Fitzpatrick bounced back from a awful first half to finish 16-of-34 for 228 yards and a touchdown. We weren’t running the ball and we weren’t on the field long enough. We didn’t play well as a team. The Jets would punt the ball on their next possession, and the Browns would respond with a solid drive lead by Duke Johnson (four carries for 29 yards).

Right off the bat, the secondary was beat through the air deep twice – leading to a touchdown on the Browns first possession. The short scoring drive was set up when Lorenzo Mauldin intercepted a McCown pass at the Cleveland 8. Marshall stressed he likes playing in NY and is nowhere close to giving up on the season or the Jets.

It was a tale of two halves for the Jets, as they managed to find a way to vanquish a very frisky Browns squad, 31-28. Cleveland blew a halftime advantage for the third time during the streak. But Enunwa pried the ball out of Taylor’s hands to force an interception.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Indianapolis Colts. He’s started 58 games – the other three quarterbacks on the active roster are rookies – and played at a high level previous year when healthy, throwing 12 touchdowns and only four interceptions. “[No.] 81 is real strong. He can get the job done”. Pryor caught six passes for 101 yards in the opening half.

“It was clearly on me”.

“Absolutely, I felt like, ‘Hey, that’s a touchdown, ‘ ” said McCown. “We will get it better”.